CBS reports the father of the family asked Mendez to not blow smoke in his children's faces.

DeLoatch is being called a hero for jumping in front of the car and taking the brunt of the car's impact, saving her children's lives.

“My sister saw him coming at the last second and threw her body in front of the stroller and pushed the kids away,” her brother James Christopher told the Daily News. "The kids … they had to see their mom get run over, then run over again,” continued Christopher. “He drove over her, reversed and drove (over her) again.”

Six children ranging in age from infant to 10 years old and a 35-year-old man were all injured.

Mendez was charged with murder and seven counts of attempted murder with more charges likely.